The Bangladesh Premier League 2017, also known as BPL Season 5 or AKS BPL 2017 Powered by Shah Cement (for sponsorship reasons), was the fifth season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the top level professional Twenty20 cricket franchise league in Bangladesh. The competition was organised by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and features seven teams from seven different cities. The season began on 4 November, and ended on 12 December 2017, with the defending champion, Dhaka Dynamites played against newbies Sylhet Sixers in the first game at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.
 2017 BPL Logo | |
| Dates | 4 November 2017 – 12 December 2017 |
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| Administrator(s) | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) | Bangladesh |
| Champions | Rangpur Riders (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Dhaka Dynamites |
| Participants | 7 |
| Matches | 46 |
| Player of the series | Chris Gayle (Rangpur Riders) |
| Most runs | Chris Gayle (Rangpur Riders) (485) |
| Most wickets | Shakib Al Hasan (Dhaka Dynamites) (22) |
| Official website | BPL |
Barisal Bulls were excluded from the tournament, after failing financial terms and conditions.[1] This year, Pakistani players, except retired and non-centrally-contracted were unavailable in the tournament till 17 November due to their domestic cricket league.[2]
In the championship match, Rangpur Riders defeated Dhaka Dynamites to win their first title. In the final match Chris Gayle was awarded the man of the match award and also won player of the series award. He was the leading run scorer in the tournament with 485 runs. Shakib Al Hasan was the leading wicket taker with 22 wickets.
Draft edit
The 2017 BPL draft was held on 16 September 2017, where a team could purchase 7 local players and 2 overseas players at least. A new rule has been implemented whereby a team can include up to 5 overseas players in a match instead of up to 4.[3]
A total of 66 players were signed in the event including 51 locals and 15 from abroad. Rangpur Riders signed the most players reaching a tally of 16. The first local and overseas player call went to Rajshahi Kings as the picked Mustafizur Rahman and Usama Mir.
Venues edit
A total of 46 matches was played in these venues with the playoffs and final held in Dhaka.
| Chittagong | Dhaka | Sylhet |
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| Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 26,000 | Capacity: 18,500 |
| Matches: 10 | Matches: 28 | Matches: 8 |
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Teams and their icons edit
The teams that played in this season are:
- Chittagong Vikings - Soumya Sarkar
- Comilla Victorians - Tamim Iqbal
- Dhaka Dynamites - Shakib Al Hasan
- Khulna Titans - Mahmudullah
- Rajshahi Kings - Mushfiqur Rahim
- Rangpur Riders - Mashrafe Mortaza
- Sylhet Sixers - Sabbir Rahman
Mustafizur Rahman was chosen as the icon player for Barisal Bulls until they were excluded.
Results edit
Points table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Comilla Victorians (3) | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0.578 |
| 2 | Dhaka Dynamites (R) | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1.631 |
| 3 | Khulna Titans (4) | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0.075 |
| 4 | Rangpur Riders (C) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | −0.267 |
| 5 | Sylhet Sixers | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 9 | −0.429 |
| 6 | Rajshahi Kings | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | −1.098 |
| 7 | Chittagong Vikings | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | −0.473 |
Source: Cricinfo.com
- The top four teams will qualify for playoffs
- advanced to the Qualifier 1
- advanced to the Eliminator
League Progression edit
| League matches | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Q1/E | Q2 | F | |||
| Chittagong Vikings | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | ||||||
| Comilla Victorians | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | L | L | ||||
| Dhaka Dynamites | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | W | L | ||||
| Khulna Titans | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | L | |||||
| Rajshahi Kings | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| Rangpur Riders | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | W | W | W | |||
| Sylhet Sixers | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (Playoffs) to see the match summary.
League stage edit
A total of 42 matches was played in the League stage, with the first eight held in Sylhet, next sixteen in Dhaka, next ten in Chittagong and final eight in Dhaka.
Phase 1 (Sylhet) edit
Dhaka Dynamites
139/7 (20 overs) |
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Sylhet Sixers
143/1 (12.5 overs) |
- Sylhet Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Rajshahi Kings
154/8 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
155/4 (18.5 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Nihaduzzaman (Rajshahi Kings) made his T20 debut.
Comilla Victorians
145/6 (20 overs) |
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Sylhet Sixers
148/6 (19.5 overs) |
- Sylhet Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Dynamites
202/7 (20 overs) |
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Khulna Titans
137 (18.1 overs) |
- Khulna Titans won the toss and elected to field.
- Khaled Ahmed (Dhaka Dynamites) made his T20 debut.
Chittagong Vikings
143/7 (20 overs) |
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Comilla Victorians
144/2 (17.2 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Sixers
205/6 (20 overs) |
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Rajshahi Kings
172/8 (20 overs) |
- Rajshahi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Hossain Ali (Rajshahi Kings) made his T20 debut.
Chittagong Vikings
166/4 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
155/8 (20 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Sixers
135/5 (20 overs) |
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Khulna Titans
138/4 (18 overs) |
- Khulna Titans won the toss and elected to field.
Phase 2 (Dhaka) edit
Rangpur Riders
134/5 (20 overs) |
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Rajshahi Kings
138/2 (16.4 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Sylhet Sixers
101/9 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites
106/2 (7.5 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to field.
- Wanidu Hasaranga (Sylhet Sixers) made his T20 debut.
- This was the fastest victory in BPL history.
Khulna Titans
170/7 (20 overs) |
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Chittagong Vikings
152/7 (20 overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
Rajshahi Kings
115/7 (20 overs) |
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Comilla Victorians
120/1 (15.1 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Titans
156/5 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites
157/6 (19.5 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Vikings
139/4 (20 overs) |
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Comilla Victorians
140/4 (18.1 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
Sylhet Sixers
146/6 (20 overs) |
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Rajshahi Kings
150/3 (17.3 overs) |
- Rajshahi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Vikings
160/5 (20 overs) |
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Khulna Titans
164/5 (18.2 overs) |
- Khulna Titans won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Dynamites
201/7 (20 overs) |
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Rajshahi Kings
133 (18.2 overs) |
- Rajshahi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Comilla Victorians
153/6 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
139/7 (20 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Dynamites
128 (18.3 overs) |
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Comilla Victorians
129/6 (19.4 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to bat.
Rangpur Riders
169/7 (20 overs) |
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Sylhet Sixers
162/4 (20 overs) |
- Sylhet Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Rajshahi Kings
166/8 (20 overs) |
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Khulna Titans
168/8 (19.2 overs) |
- Khulna Titans won the toss and elected to field.
Rangpur Riders
142 (19.5 overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites
139 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to field.
Phase 3 (Chittagong) edit
Khulna Titans
158/8 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
149/6 (20 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Tanvir Islam (Khulna Titans) made his T20 debut.
Chittagong Vikings
211/5 (20 overs) |
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Sylhet Sixers
171/8 (20 overs) |
- Sylhet Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Rajshahi Kings
185/7 (20 overs) |
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Comilla Victorians
155 (19.1 overs) |
- Rajshahi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Chittagong Vikings
176/7 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
180/7 (20 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Vikings
187/5 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites
191/3 (18.5 overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
Khulna Titans
213/5 (20 overs) |
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Rajshahi Kings
145 (19 overs) |
- Rajshahi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Sixers
173/5 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
177/6 (19.4 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Titans
111 (19.2 overs) |
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Comilla Victorians
112/1 (13.5 overs) |
- Khulna Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
Rajshahi Kings
157/6 (20 overs) |
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Chittagong Vikings
124 (19.2 overs) |
- Rajshahi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nayeem Hasan (Chittagong Vikings) and Qazi Onik (Rajshahi Kings) both made their T20 debuts.
Comilla Victorians
167/6 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites
155/8 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to field.
Phase 4 (Dhaka) edit
Rangpur Riders
97 (17.1 overs) |
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Comilla Victorians
100/6 (19.3 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Dynamites
205/5 (20 overs) |
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Rajshahi Kings
106 (18.3 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to bat.
Chittagong Vikings
67 (12 overs) |
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Sylhet Sixers
68/0 (11.1 overs) |
- Sylhet Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- This was concurrently the largest victory in terms of wickets in BPL history.
Rangpur Riders
147/6 (20 overs) |
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Khulna Titans
128/8 (20 overs) |
- Khulna Titans won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Titans
174/6 (20 overs) |
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Comilla Victorians
160/7 (20 overs) |
- Khulna Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mehedi Rana (Comilla Victorians) made his T20 debut.
Chittagong Vikings
194/2 (20 overs) |
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Rajshahi Kings
149/9 (20 overs) |
- Rajshahi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Dynamites
137/7 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
94/7 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ebadot Hossain (Rangpur Riders) made his T20 debut.
Comilla Victorians
170/4 (20 overs) |
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Sylhet Sixers
145/7 (20 overs) |
- Sylhet Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Play-offs edit
| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||
| 8 December 2017 — Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | 12 December 2017 — Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Comilla Victorians | 96 (18 overs) | 2 | Dhaka Dynamites | 149/9 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Dhaka Dynamites | 191/7 (20 overs) | 10–11 December 2017 — Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | 4 | Rangpur Riders | 206/1 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 1 | Comilla Victorians | 156 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| 8 December 2017 — Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | 4 | Rangpur Riders | 192/3 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Khulna Titans | 167/6 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Rangpur Riders | 171/2 (15.2 overs) | |||||||||||
Preliminary edit
Eliminator edit
Khulna Titans
167/6 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
171/2 (15.2 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- As a result of this match, Rangpur Riders advanced to Qualifier 2 and Khulna Titans are eliminated.
Qualifier 1 edit
Dhaka Dynamites
191/7 (20 overs) |
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Comilla Victorians
96 (18 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to bat.
- As a result of this match, Dhaka Dynamites advanced to the Final and Comilla Victorians qualified for Qualifier 2.
Qualifier 2 edit
Rangpur Riders
192/3 (20 overs) |
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Comilla Victorians
156 (20 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain stop play when 7 overs of the 1st innings were completed which caused match to reschedule and begin from 11 December at 6:00 PM from where it was halted
- As a result of this match, Rangpur Riders advanced to the Final and Comilla Victorians are eliminated.
- Johnson Charles (Rangpur Riders) scored his maiden T20 century.
Final edit
Rangpur Riders
206/1 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites
149/9 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to field.
- Chris Gayle (Rangpur Riders) has hit the most sixes by a player in a T20 match (18 sixes).
- He has also scored the highest score by a player in a T20 final as well as the highest in BPL history.
- The partnership between Gayle and Brendon McCullum is the highest ever in BPL (201* for the 2nd wicket).
- As a result of this match, Rangpur Riders won the championship.
Statistics edit
Most runs edit
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |||||||||||||
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 Chris Gayle
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Rangpur Riders | 11 | 11 | 485 | 53.88 | 176.36 | 146* | 2 | 2 | 29 | 47 | |||||||||||||
 Evin Lewis
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Dhaka Dynamites | 12 | 12 | 396 | 36.00 | 159.03 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 27 | |||||||||||||
 Ravi Bopara
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Rangpur Riders | 15 | 13 | 365 | 40.55 | 115.50 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 | |||||||||||||
 Tamim Iqbal
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Comilla Victorians | 10 | 10 | 332 | 36.88 | 132.80 | 64* | 0 | 2 | 45 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Mohammad Mithun
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Rangpur Riders | 15 | 13 | 329 | 29.90 | 117.50 | 50* | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated on 12 December 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Most wickets edit
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Over | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4WI | 5WI | |||||||||||
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| Shakib Al Hasan
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Dhaka Dynamites | 13 | 13 | 44.5 | 3 | 291 | 22 | 5/16 | 13.22 | 6.49 | 12.2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Abu Jayed
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Khulna Titans | 12 | 12 | 41 | 0 | 367 | 18 | 4/35 | 20.38 | 8.95 | 13.6 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
 Hasan Ali
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Comilla Victorians | 9 | 9 | 34.5 | 0 | 245 | 16 | 5/20 | 15.31 | 7.03 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Mohammad Saifuddin
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Comilla Victorians | 13 | 13 | 44 | 0 | 343 | 16 | 3/22 | 21.43 | 7.79 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Shahid Afridi
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Dhaka Dynamites | 8 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 210 | 15 | 4/12 | 14.00 | 7.00 | 12.0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated on 12 December 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest team totals edit
| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Khulna Titans | 213/5 | Rajshahi Kings | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chittagong Vikings | 211/5 | Sylhet Sixers | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rangpur Riders | 206/1 | Dhaka Dynamites | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated on 12 December 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Barisal Bulls out of BPL 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "PCB makes domestic T20 participation mandatory for NOCs".
- ^ BPL season 5 Players' draft 2017. Rabbitholebd Sports. Dhaka. 23 September 2017.